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PRESS: Kurdish artist Fatos Irwen released from Turkish prison – Rûdaw
Related: Bio Fatoş İrwen BREAKING NEWS! Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison! SOURCE: Rûdaw, Yasmine Mosimann & Shawn Carrié, March 6, 2020 PRESS TEXT: ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Fatos Irwen, a Kurdish artist from Diyarbakir, was released from a … Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS! Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!

2 March 2020 BREAKING NEWS Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!! Congratulations! Welcome back! ——– Artists at Risk (AR) has long been advocating for the release and just treatment of Fatoş İrwen (bio page). Since 2016, İrwen faced … Continue reading
PRESS: Euroopan muusikkojen liitot kokoontuivat Madridissa by Muusikkojen liitto
SOURCE: Muusikkojen liitto Muusikkojen liitto 18.11.2019 PRESS TEXT: Euroopan muusikkojen liitot kokoontuivat Madridissa Kansainvälinen muusikkojen liitto (FIM) järjesti Madridissa 14.–15. marraskuuta 2019 yhteistyössä Espanjan muusikkojen liiton (AMPOS) kanssa muusikkojen terveyttä käsittelevän konferenssin, joka oli neljäs laatuaan. Erikoislääkäri Miikka Peltomaan esitys unenlaadun … Continue reading
PRESS: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita by Silja Ylitalo
SOURCE: Maailma.net Silja Ylitalo 17.10.2019 PRESS TEXT: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita Suomessa toimii residenssiohjelma, joka auttaa taiteilijoita pääsemään turvaan vallanpitäjien ja ääriryhmien vainoa. Tarve on kova, sillä etenkään vaarassa … Continue reading
AR Residents Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya and Timeka Suspect

Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya is a rapper, spoken-word poet, activist and the founder of Rainbow Talent Kenya, a project which aims to uplift the voices of marginalised LGBTQI+ groups in Kenya. Timeka Suspect is a music video producer … Continue reading
Saddam Jumaily welcomed to new AR-ICORN Residency in Helsinki
Saddam Jumaily and Kholod Hawash are currently in the final month of their AR-Residency at AR-Saari/Saastamoinen Residency. Following this, they will continue their long-term AR-ICORN Residency for the rest of 2019 at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. Jumaily is a renowned Iraqi … Continue reading
Welcoming Kholod Hawash to the new AR-ICORN Residency
Kholod Hawash (Iraq) is starting the second part of her Artists at Risk (AR) residency with partner Saddam Jumaily as the first AR-ICORN Safe Haven Helsinki Residents. The residency is curated by Perpetual Mobile (PM). Kholod Hawash is a self-taught textile … Continue reading
Welcome to Spartak Khachanov as first AR-Radar Sofia resident
We are happy to announce Spartak Khachanov (Kiev) as the first resident at AR-Radar Sofia, an independent art hub located in Bulgaria’s capital. Radar Sofia has joined the Artists at Risk (AR) network of AR-Safe Haven Residencies. As part of the … Continue reading
IA-Gnesta Safe Haven Residency with Art Lab Gnesta

Art Lab Gnesta, an independent art hub located in Gnesta, Sweden is joining the Artists at Risk (AR) network of AR-Safe Haven Residencies as part of the Nordic network-project Immigré Artists (IA) and Artists at Risk (AR) curated by Perpetuum … Continue reading
AR Resident – Kholod Hawash

Kholod Hawash is a self-taught textile artist, born in Albasra, Iraq, in 1977. Her work is inspired by the heritage and archeological landscapes of the region she is from. Its bold symbols and forms convey strong local narratives. Due to … Continue reading